Helping People in Need

About us

 East African Cultural Heritage Association - EACHA is  a non-profit organization and a place to share issues and activities of interest to the people of East Africa in Canada and Canadian friends of East Africa.

 The goal of the East African Cultural Heritage Association is to maintain, develop and promote the social, cultural and heritage/historic roots and values of the people of East Africa in an open, democratic and humanitarian manner.

 We also intend to represent and assist the East African community in all aspects of Canadian society; to help members of the Association obtain access to and participation in the social, cultural, educational, sporting, and economic life of Canada; and to enhance opportunities for members in our Association to maintain and develop all aspects of the Eat African community. We write reference letters for our members for any purpose they need.

 We fully endorse the United Nations Human Rights Declaration, and are founded on principles of social justice and human solidarity.

 Objectives

  • To advocate and represent our East African community on public matters which affect their welfare, integration and suitable development
  • To provide information and assistance to encourage and foster the sponsorship of refugees, and potentially to directly sponsor refugees from East African countries
  • To support new immigrants on various issues such as finding a place to live, applying for benefits, finding a job, etc
  • To provide leadership and opportunities to enhance the economic, and cultural integration within the Canadian society   
  • To provide social interaction among members and facilitate desirable relations with the community at large
  • To respond to diverse social, cultural/heritage/ arts needs

 We invite you to be part of our East African community with your opinions, suggestions and experiences. The doors are open for all. Come participate and integrate in our social, cultural/heritage and creative activities.

 Please note that all board members of EACHA are volunteers - do not receive any payment or financial compensation for their work for the association.